SNP DISMISS CAMERON ELECTION CLAIM

SNP DISMISS CAMERON ELECTION CLAIM

TWO-HORSE RACE BETWEEN SNP AND LABOUR IN SCOTLAND

Dismissing David Cameron’s General Election claim, SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson MP reminded the Tory leader that the Westminster election is a two-horse race between the SNP and Labour in Scotland, and only SNP votes and MPs can oppose the Tory/Labour cuts agenda.

Mr Robertson said:

“The reality is that the General Election in Scotland is a two-horse race between the SNP and Labour, and the Tories are an irrelevance north of the Border.

“Only SNP votes and MPs can oppose the Tory/Labour agenda to cut public services, and demand instead that the Trident nuclear weapons replacement programme is scrapped.

“Whether the next UK government is Labour or Tory, Tory of Labour, the best result for Scotland will be a balanced or hung Westminster parliament – a minority government, with a Scottish block of 20 SNP MPs fighting for and winning key objectives for Scotland.

“There are clear and achievable, and in the context of a likely emergency UK budget after the election are focussed on measures to support jobs and economic activity.

“In the current circumstances, this would include a further acceleration of some £350m of capital resources for investment in affordable housing and other key infrastructure; securing the £160m Fossil Fuel Levy for green energy projects and home insulation in Scotland; delivering £300m of Barnett consequentials which could and should come Scotland’s way as a result of Olympic regeneration and prison spending south of the border; and Treasury agreement for phasing the cost of the Fourth crossing over a longer period, given the scale and unique nature of the project.

“These are policies to maximise investment and employment in Scotland, and they can only be achieved by SNP votes in the general Election.

“A Scottish block of 20 SNP MPs will sweep away the Westminster blockage and deliver progress for Scotland. Voters in Scotland are well aware that at the next General Election neither Labour nor the Tories have anything to offer except more cuts to frontline services, while they continue to waste millions on nuclear weapons.”